Prelim 1 review

Sep 30, 2025

Prelim 1 overview

  • October 2 at 7:30pm in person in Warren Hall
    • Will post room assignments to canvas in advance
  • Format: 75-minute paper exam, closed-book (-notes, -computer, etc.)
  • It will emphasize both concepts and syntax
  • We will have multiple question types, including but not limited to:
    1. multiple choice
    2. short answer questions that stress concepts
    3. explain whether/why a code snippet we give you would run/fail
    4. tell us what some code would return
    5. explain how you approach a coding task conceptually
    6. name key functions we have learned
    7. write brief code snippets

Office hours before prelim 1

  • Come to Prof. Gerarden’s office hours:
  • Optional: come to class on Oct 2 for TA office hours

Plan for today

  • Questions about prelim logistics? 🙋‍♀️
  • Questions about specific content? 🙋‍♂️
  • Practice prelim (as time allows)

Practice prelim questions